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UK local elections: Lib Dem record good resultseldr, Wednesday 7 May 2008 09:35 ::The UK Liberal Democrats with 25% of the share of the votes succeeded to push Labour (24% share) to the third position in the local elections held on 1 May 2008 in parts of England and Wales. Collecting a good performance they will have over 4,200 council seats. The Conservatives achieved 44%. The Liberal Democrats retained control of a number of cities including Cambridge, Liverpool and Newcastle. Liverpool was Labour’s number one target and the council composition is now Lib Dem 46, Labour 39, Liberals* 3, Greens 2 (total 90).
Moreover, the cities of Hull and Sheffield go to the Liberal Democrats who will continue to be the largest party in the Welsh capital Cardiff (2 gains) as well.
For the London mayoral election Lib Dem candidate Brian Paddick finished third, with 10% of the first preferences. Three Liberal Democrats were elected to the London Assembly (down two). * The UK Liberal Party is composed of individuals who opposed the 1988 merger of the Liberal and Social Democratic Parties, believing that the new party would represent an inadequate vehicle for liberalism in the United Kingdom. The party is not a member of the ELDR. |
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